Thanks Ladies!! I really enjoy our home We are in a two bedroom apartment and I just try to do what I can with what I have. Most of every piece of furniture we have has come from a thrift store and I love that!! It is our home and I feel at home...finally!

I had to giggle at the pic of your "formal" living room with your DP chilling out with the baby.

I love that picture, too! It was a really nice space to sit and "veg" in - there was a large window that overlooked the street. The dog would sit up on the couch with us and watch for the mail lady - it was her favorite part of the day.

And all that storage is AWESOME. My DH and I remodeled that house together - it took about a year and half (we replaced and fixed EVERYTHING - plumbing, flooring, electrical, moved the kitchen, added 2 bathrooms, etc), and did most of it while pregnant. The glory of doing it yourself is that you can decide where you want it and how big to make it. My DH built all those cabinets himself - the one in the dining room was his favorite. He sketched that for me the day we closed on the house and built it exactly as he drew it. It was in his head for a long time.

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beautiful. While I oogle over small houses, my dh could use a shoe closet and I would die for a master bath.

That master bath was amazing - it was all travertine (floor, shower, bath surround, and counter), with a heated floor underneath it. It was cozy warm, and the dog and baby loved to play on it while I showered.

And all that storage is AWESOME. My DH and I remodeled that house together - it took about a year and half (we replaced and fixed EVERYTHING - plumbing, flooring, electrical, moved the kitchen, added 2 bathrooms, etc), and did most of it while pregnant. The glory of doing it yourself is that you can decide where you want it and how big to make it. My DH built all those cabinets himself - the one in the dining room was his favorite. He sketched that for me the day we closed on the house and built it exactly as he drew it. It was in his head for a long time.

I've been admiring all of your pictures - so gorgeous! I really like the variety that exists in all of our homes. I've been debating whether to share my pictures here or in the small homes thread but compared to some homes that are being discussed, mine feels huge!

Here they are! We're definitely a work in progress as we've been renovating for four years...

gmvh--the shelving in your playroom is fabulous (so is the rest of your house . . . so warm and organized and inviting). Where did you get it? I love that it has desks for the kids, and the play kitchen is genious.

gmvh--the shelving in your playroom is fabulous (so is the rest of your house . . . so warm and organized and inviting). Where did you get it? I love that it has desks for the kids, and the play kitchen is genious.

Thanks! We had everything painted and then I stumbled upon them at Ikea and they matched all the colors in our downstairs! They're linen and were crazy cheap.

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my guess: ikea. LOL.

gmvh your home is fabulous! Can you come and do mine?

You are correct! Thank you for the kind words. I love old houses and this one is definitely old but doesn't have an old feel in it because we've gutted it... I'm becoming more and more attached to it and am anxious to get it completely finished and furnished!

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Yeah. the IVAR series has "tabletops" and they are awesome. What a great idea!!

I know a lot of people use Ivar as basement or garage stuff but it's so practical and the desk pieces are fantastic. If/when our play room is turned into a bedroom, we'll be able to split up the Ivar and make new configurations for each child, complete with a desk. How can you beat that?

I know a lot of people use Ivar as basement or garage stuff but it's so practical and the desk pieces are fantastic. If/when our play room is turned into a bedroom, we'll be able to split up the Ivar and make new configurations for each child, complete with a desk. How can you beat that?

More pictures everyone!

My home is outfitted in IVAR as well. I love it because it's so versatile. The only thing I don't love is that things fall off the ends, but that's wasy enoguh to fix if I am determined.

I'll post mine, they are already online anyway. Woo hoo, easy for me! We renovated our house last year and these are the after pics. The previous owners wanted to see, so I put up pics for them. My house is pretty much exactly like this now, except I do have a bit more clutter around my computer (bills, homeschool stuff), and the kitchen counter is now clear of all the junk that is on it in the pic.

lovely, amy! you've inspired me to get to sewing the shower curtain cover i bought fabric for ages ago.

i also adore that cover, r...i'd like to make our bed more beautiful, finished looking when i make it...but it is a king and i don't know how to arrange it nicely. has anyone seen a photograph of good, big bedding?